unforcedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈfɔːst/, U.S.

/ˌənˈfɔrst/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2.

a. Not compelled or constrained.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > not compelled or forced

unconstrainedc1386

undistraineda1400

uncompelled1470

unastrainedc1480

uncommandeda1535

uncoacted1545

unforced1605

unenforced1607

undriven1615

incoact1616

incoacteda1676

unnecessitated1712

uncoerced1791

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. ii. 454 Being fed..With holesome Fruites of an vn-forced soile.

1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον v. 231 Artimesia..unforced and uncompeld followed the expedition of Xerxes against Greece.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis xi, in tr. Virgil Wks. 557 Why thus unforc'd shou'd we so tamely yield..?

1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxii. 248 He will judge us according to the unforced and unbyassed Use we make of that Light.

1805 W. Wordsworth To Daisy 52 Unforced by wind or wave To quit the Ship for which he died.

1884 19th Cent. Mar. 436 The unforced zeal and docility of the horse.

b. Of plants: Not produced out of season.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > [adjective] > forcing > not

unforced1868

1868 Daily News 8 July Some of the fuchsias..would have borne comparison with any unforced flowers of their class.

2. Not pushed beyond the natural limits; not produced by exertion or effort; easy, natural.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > doing effortlessly > not produced or accomplished by effort

unlaboured1565

unstrained1582

unforceda1616

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > fluent or unforced

gentc1390

renablec1410

flowing1553

round1565

unracked1572

current1577

ready1583

voluble1598

facile1607

unforceda1616

fluent1625

sliding1627

unstudied1657

flippanta1677

easy1711

fast-flowing1770

fluida1794

superfluent1917

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) ii. i. 236 This granted, as it is a most pregnant and vnforced position, who stands so eminently..as Cassio does?

1665 J. Spencer Disc. Vulgar Prophecies 52 All the great Prophets..delivered themselves in a natural and unforc'd order of words.

1704 J. Addison in tr. Ovid Metamorph. in Poet. Misc.: 5th Pt. 588 This is one of Ovid's finish'd Stories. The Transition to it is proper and unforc'd.

1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ xii. §2 Here we have a fair unforced example of coincidence.

1825 W. Irving Life Goldsmith in O. Goldsmith Misc. Wks. (new ed.) I. 1 The mellow unforced humour, blended so happily with good feeling and good sense.

1883 D. C. Murray Hearts ix His objections..were unforced and genuine.

3. Requiring or involving no physical exertion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > doing effortlessly > involving little effort

lightOE

easyc1380

softc1390

unpainful?c1425

unconstrained1541

toilless1606

facile1607

labourlessa1613

cheapa1616

unforced1642

unlaborious1644

slight1667

sweatless1893

pussyfoot1899

lite1929

light-touch1935

1642 J. Denham Cooper's Hill 1 With such an easie, and unforc'd Ascent.

1765 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy VIII. xix. 59 By an unforced compression..of his cap with the thumb and the two forefingers.

Derivatives

unˈforcedly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > [adverb] > without effort or strain

kindlya1375

naturally?a1425

unforcedly1632

readily1638

handily1834

hands down1853

effortlessly1865

strainlessly1927

comfortably1932

1632 G. Sandys in tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) xiii. Notes 451 This may vnforcedly admit of the former interpretation.

1696 W. Bates Acct. Life P. Henry iv, in Wks. (1853) II. 647/1 Such a distribution as the matter did most easily and unforcedly fall into.

unˈforcedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > [noun] > effortlessness

unforcedness1664

effortlessness1889

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 261 The naturalness and unforcedness of this Imbibition shall be made good.

Draft additions June 2017

unforced error n. (a) Sport a mistake in play which is attributed to one's own failure rather than to the skill or effort of one's opponent; chiefly Tennis an error (error n. Additions) made on a shot regarded as easily playable; (b) (in extended use) a mistake made when one is not under particular stress or pressure; a careless or foolish error.Cf. earlier forced error n. at forced adj. Additions.

ΚΠ

1931 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 18 July 8/6 Many times during the first set the former queen of the courts made unforced errors.

1968 Guardian 18 Jan. 19/3 If complacency was responsible for Arsenal's lapse and the defence's unforced errors, then it served them right.

1977 New Yorker 31 Oct. v. 31/1 We [sc. America] hushed up incidents, galvanized the opposition, made four straight unforced errors and fought on a dozen battlefields at once.

1985 Times 8 Sept. 30/6 He followed an unforced error by McEnroe with a strong service to win the second-set tie-break.

2000 Telegraph (Alton, Illinois) 14 Aug. c4/5 I just made too many unforced errors on pretty easy shots.

2006 M. Halperin & J. F. Harris Way to Win viii. 325 Grumbling within the Kerry campaign started, with unnamed officials complaining to the media that the candidate had committed yet another unforced error.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unforced
释义	unforcedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈfɔːst/, U.S. /ˌənˈfɔrst/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2. 1. a. Not compelled or constrained. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > not compelled or forced unconstrainedc1386 undistraineda1400 uncompelled1470 unastrainedc1480 uncommandeda1535 uncoacted1545 unforced1605 unenforced1607 undriven1615 incoact1616 incoacteda1676 unnecessitated1712 uncoerced1791 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. ii. 454 Being fed..With holesome Fruites of an vn-forced soile. 1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον v. 231 Artimesia..unforced and uncompeld followed the expedition of Xerxes against Greece. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis xi, in tr. Virgil Wks. 557 Why thus unforc'd shou'd we so tamely yield..? 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxii. 248 He will judge us according to the unforced and unbyassed Use we make of that Light. 1805 W. Wordsworth To Daisy 52 Unforced by wind or wave To quit the Ship for which he died. 1884 19th Cent. Mar. 436 The unforced zeal and docility of the horse. b. Of plants: Not produced out of season. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > [adjective] > forcing > not unforced1868 1868 Daily News 8 July Some of the fuchsias..would have borne comparison with any unforced flowers of their class. 2. Not pushed beyond the natural limits; not produced by exertion or effort; easy, natural. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > doing effortlessly > not produced or accomplished by effort unlaboured1565 unstrained1582 unforceda1616 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > fluent or unforced gentc1390 renablec1410 flowing1553 round1565 unracked1572 current1577 ready1583 voluble1598 facile1607 unforceda1616 fluent1625 sliding1627 unstudied1657 flippanta1677 easy1711 fast-flowing1770 fluida1794 superfluent1917 a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) ii. i. 236 This granted, as it is a most pregnant and vnforced position, who stands so eminently..as Cassio does? View more context for this quotation 1665 J. Spencer Disc. Vulgar Prophecies 52 All the great Prophets..delivered themselves in a natural and unforc'd order of words. 1704 J. Addison in tr. Ovid Metamorph. in Poet. Misc.: 5th Pt. 588 This is one of Ovid's finish'd Stories. The Transition to it is proper and unforc'd. 1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ xii. §2 Here we have a fair unforced example of coincidence. 1825 W. Irving Life Goldsmith in O. Goldsmith Misc. Wks. (new ed.) I. 1 The mellow unforced humour, blended so happily with good feeling and good sense. 1883 D. C. Murray Hearts ix His objections..were unforced and genuine. 3. Requiring or involving no physical exertion. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > doing effortlessly > involving little effort lightOE easyc1380 softc1390 unpainful?c1425 unconstrained1541 toilless1606 facile1607 labourlessa1613 cheapa1616 unforced1642 unlaborious1644 slight1667 sweatless1893 pussyfoot1899 lite1929 light-touch1935 1642 J. Denham Cooper's Hill 1 With such an easie, and unforc'd Ascent. 1765 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy VIII. xix. 59 By an unforced compression..of his cap with the thumb and the two forefingers. Derivatives unˈforcedly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [adverb] > without effort or strain kindlya1375 naturally?a1425 unforcedly1632 readily1638 handily1834 hands down1853 effortlessly1865 strainlessly1927 comfortably1932 1632 G. Sandys in tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) xiii. Notes 451 This may vnforcedly admit of the former interpretation. 1696 W. Bates Acct. Life P. Henry iv, in Wks. (1853) II. 647/1 Such a distribution as the matter did most easily and unforcedly fall into. unˈforcedness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [noun] > effortlessness unforcedness1664 effortlessness1889 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 261 The naturalness and unforcedness of this Imbibition shall be made good. Draft additions June 2017 unforced error n. (a) Sport a mistake in play which is attributed to one's own failure rather than to the skill or effort of one's opponent; chiefly Tennis an error (error n. Additions) made on a shot regarded as easily playable; (b) (in extended use) a mistake made when one is not under particular stress or pressure; a careless or foolish error.Cf. earlier forced error n. at forced adj. Additions. ΚΠ 1931 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 18 July 8/6 Many times during the first set the former queen of the courts made unforced errors. 1968 Guardian 18 Jan. 19/3 If complacency was responsible for Arsenal's lapse and the defence's unforced errors, then it served them right. 1977 New Yorker 31 Oct. v. 31/1 We [sc. America] hushed up incidents, galvanized the opposition, made four straight unforced errors and fought on a dozen battlefields at once. 1985 Times 8 Sept. 30/6 He followed an unforced error by McEnroe with a strong service to win the second-set tie-break. 2000 Telegraph (Alton, Illinois) 14 Aug. c4/5 I just made too many unforced errors on pretty easy shots. 2006 M. Halperin & J. F. Harris Way to Win viii. 325 Grumbling within the Kerry campaign started, with unnamed officials complaining to the media that the candidate had committed yet another unforced error. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1605
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